A pop music radio show for people who already know plenty about pop music, hosted by Ron "Boogiemonster" Gerber and heard every Friday night from 10 to midnight on 90.3 KFAI-FM, Minneapolis, and KFAI.org.
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DOWNTOWN VENUS - PM Dawn (1995)
LIVIN' IN DESPERATE TIMES [45 version] - Olivia Newton-John (1984)
ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH - Jim Steinman (1981)
RAPPIN' DUKE - Shawn Brown (1984)
DUKE IS BACK - Shawn Brown (1986)
DUKEY STICK (PART 1) - George Duke (1978)
SIR DUKE - Enoch Light (1977)
I'LL DRINK TO YOU [LP version] - Duke Jupiter (1982)
LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING - Honeymoon Suite (1988)
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE [Canadian 45 version] - Guns N' Roses (1988)
TAKE YOUR SOUL - Sahara All Star Band (1976)
TRAGEDY [promo 45 version] - Bee Gees (1979)
99X NO DISCO WEEKEND (1979)
KEEP ON DANCIN' - Gary's Gang (1979)
JOE TEDD JAM PACKAGE
THE JAM SONG - Jam Creative Productions (1985)
LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME) - Reunion (1974)
LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME) - Class of '81 Featuring Ritchie Cordell (1981)
THE RIDDLE [Extended Riddle] - Nik Kershaw (1984)
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B.B. Bumble and the Stingers, Mott the Hoople, Ray Charles Singers
Lonnie Mack and twangin' Eddie, here's my ring, we're goin' steady
Take it easy, take me higher, liar liar, house on fire
Loco-motion, Poco, Passion, Deeper Purple, Satisfaction
Baby baby, gotta gotta, gimme gimme, gettin' hotter
Sammy's cookin', Lesley Gore, Ritchie Valens, end of story
Mahavishnu, Fujiyama, Kama Sutra, Rama Lama
Richard Perry, Spector, Barry, Righteous, Archies, Nilsson Harry
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop it, Fats is back and Finger Poppin'
Life is a rock
But the radio rolled me
Gotta turn it up louder
So my DJ told me
(Woo-woo)
Life is a rock
But the radio rolled me (Life is a rock)
At the end of my rainbow (Woo-woo, life is a rock)
Lies a golden oldie
FM, AM, hits are clickin' while the clock is tock-a-tickin'
Friends and Romans, salutations, Brenda and the Tabulations
Carly Simon, Noddy Holder, Rolling Stones, centerfolder
Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers
Mungo Jerry, Peter Peter, Paul and Paula, Mary Mary
Dr. John the Nightly Tripper, Doris Day and Jack the Ripper
Gotta go so, gotta swelter, Leon Russell, Gimme Shelter
Miracles in Smokey places, slide guitars and Fender basses
Mushroom omelet, Bonnie Bramlett, Wilson Pickett, stomp and kick it
Life is a rock
But the radio
Life is a rock
But the radio, woo
(Woo-woo-woo)
(Woo-woo-woo)
Arthur Janov primal screamin', Hawkins Jay and Dale and Ronnie
Kukla, Fran and Norman Okla, Denver John and Osmond Donny
J.J. Cale and ZZ Top and L.L. Bean and De De Dinah
David Bowie, Steely Dan, sing it prouder, C.C. Rider
Edgar Winter, Joanie Sommers, Ides of March, Johnny Thunders
Eric Clapton, pedal wah-wah, Stephen Foster, doo-dah, doo-dah
Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda, Surfer Girl and Little Honda
Tighter tighter, honey honey, sugar sugar, yummy yummy
CBS and Warner Brothers, RCA and all the others
Life is a rock
But the radio rolled me (Life is a rock)
Gotta turn it up louder (Woo-woo, life is a rock)
So my DJ told me (Life is a rock)
(Whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa)
Life is a rock
But the radio rolled me (Life is a rock) yeah
At the end of my rainbow (Woo-woo)
Lies a golden oldie
(Woo-woo, woo-woo, woo-woo-woo)
Listen, remember, they're playin' our song
(Woo-woo, woo-woo, woo-woo-woo)
Rock it, sock it, Alan Freed me, Murray Kaufman tried to lead me
Fish and swim and Boston Monkey, make it bad and play it funky
(I wanna take you higher)
Freddie King and Albert King and B.B. King and frolicking
Get it on and not to worry, Pappalardi, Hale and Hearty, yes
(Baby, baby, baby, Light My Fire)
(Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music)
There's a perfect more than you would carry, words of Randy Newman
1-2-3, so long, Sophie, Anita, Freda
Aretha
(I wanna take you higher)
(Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music)
Tito Puente, Buffalongo, Cuba, War and even Mongo
Lay it down, while it's hurtin', Herbie's Brass
(Baby, baby, baby, Light My Fire)
(Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music)
(Baby, Everything is Alright, Uptight, Outta Sight)
Whoa
California, Beatlemania, New York City, Transylvania
S&G, V&C, Bobby Vee and SRO, yeah
(Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music)
(Baby, Everything is Alright, Uptight, Outta Sight)
Conway Twitty, do-wah-diddy, Conway Twitty, do-wah-diddy